Compassion is our most important practice. Understanding brings compassion. Understanding the suffering that living beings undergo helps liberate the energy of compassion. And with that energy you know what to do.

When you feel anger arising, remember to return to your breathing and follow it. The other person may see that you are practicing, and she may even apologize.

The most precious gift we can offer others is our presence.

Words can travel thousands of miles. May my words create mutual understanding and love. May they be as beautiful as gems, as lovely as flowers.

May all beings learn how to nourish themselves with joy each day.

It is not a matter of faith, it is a matter of practice

Let us not be afraid of decreasing. It is like the moon, we see the moon increasing and decreasing, but it is always the moon.